The article analyzes reactions to the outbreak of World War I in the Habsburg Crownland of Salzburg. Based on a detailed examination of local sources, such as diaries, memoirs, church and gendarmerie chronicles, regional newspapers, and administrative records, the study sheds light on the complexity of responses and emotions elicited during the summer of 1914. Engaging with recent historiography on the question of “war enthusiasm” and the “August experience,” the ensuing analysis allows for profound insights into how the local population reacted to the news of the Sarajevo assassinations, Austria-Hungary's ultimatum to Serbia, and the subsequent declaration of war, mobilization, and the first weeks of the conflict. The article highlights the role of the press, governmental policies, and repression as key factors in creating an agitated atmosphere to which people responded in different ways, depending on age, class, gender, and the urban–rural divide. At times, frenzied patriotic mobilization occurred alongside not only a widespread acceptance of the obligation to do one's duty, but also—and equally—great uncertainty and anxiety. This highlights the complexities of public reactions in the summer of 1914, thereby challenging from a regional historical perspective the notion of an “enthusiastic” welcoming of the war.

这篇文章分析了对萨尔茨堡哈布斯堡王冠地区第一次世界大战爆发的反应。在详细研究本地资源（例如日记，回忆录，教堂和宪兵纪事，区域报纸和行政记录）的基础上，该研究揭示了1914年夏季引发的反应和情感的复杂性。随后的分析为“战争热情”和“八月经验”问题提供了深刻的见解，以了解当地居民对萨拉热窝遇刺事件，奥匈帝国对塞尔维亚的最后通atum以及随后宣战，动员的反应，以及冲突的头几周。文章重点介绍了新闻界的作用，政府政策，压抑和压抑是营造激动人心的氛围的关键因素，人们可以根据年龄，阶级，性别和城乡差异以不同的方式对此做出反应。有时，狂热的爱国动员不仅发生在人们广泛接受履行职责的义务的同时，而且同样是巨大的不确定性和焦虑。这凸显了1914年夏季公众反应的复杂性，从而从区域历史的角度挑战了战争“热情”欢迎的概念。